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Employers may have leave-based donation programs in which employees can choose to donate their unused leave time—vacation, sick, and personal days—for the use of other employees who’ve run out o...

Call it role reversal, but a growing number of children are caring for their parents. According to a 2007 USA TODAY/ABC News/Gallup poll of baby boomers, 41% who had a living parent were providing fin...

Homeowners caught in sub-prime lending may now be eligible for certain tax relief. Under the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, if they can work out a refinance that entails some debt forg...

The wash sale rule in the tax law prevents you from recognizing the economic loss you've experienced on the sale of securities when you reacquire substantially identical securities within 30 days...

Just before Congress recessed for the Christmas break, it approved a one-year fix to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) problem...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was signed into law on February 17, creates a number of ways that you can save money now. Here’s how: Get Your Making Work Pay Credit Fo...

A new law designed to aid the ailing housing market and prevent foreclosures for 400,000 homeowners became effective on July 30 when President Bush signed the Housing Assistance Act of 2008. The new ...

The severe Southern California wildfires that ravaged homes and businesses in October 2007 affected thousands of individuals. Those living in the Presidential Disaster Area, comprised of Los Angeles,...

You have a unique opportunity to shelter your business profits in a retirement plan and save money for your future. The tax law encourages this by allowing you to deduct contributions, defer tax on e...

As December comes to a close, so too do the possibilities for cutting your 2007 tax bill and planning ahead for 2008 for job-related benefits. Take time to assess your current selections and how to u...